SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
I'd need to buy a roof rack for my car.
Would you consider using a 48-inch driver?
- Thread starter MarkT
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Hammertoe
Assistant Pro
I used to have a Callaway XR driver and it was slightly longer than the norm, maybe 45.5" if I remember correctly, I could hit that thing a mile, but I got the nickname discover Ireland as you never knew where it would land. So a 48" one, maybe not....
greenone
Active member
The way I'm hitting my driver at the moment I'd try anything new.
Aim further left then
i think the Xhot had a longer shaft too
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Put simply yes. It is very easy to move my hands down the grip if I want a bit more control.
I think my existing driver is around 47" (put the shaft in myself)
I think my existing driver is around 47" (put the shaft in myself)
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I remember before they introduced the maximum driver length rule Jarmo Sandelin was reputed to be playing with a 54" driver.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Did the shaft seem whippy ?
I would imagine a very stiff shaft would be nessesary to control it.
Don’t see me with one.
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HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
No and no again. I struggle at times with a conventional Ping G410 so why make the game harder with a club I can't control
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
What a daft post. Struggle to hit a normal club well so I know hit a longer one as it'll go further. If the shorter one is going left or right into trouble then surely a longer club goes further into trouble.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Now there's a question. I'll throw that open to the forum massive
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
This time I agree with Homer it was a daft post ??
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
It’s in the realms of possibilities that your driver shaft is to short.
That’s why you can’t control it.
So a longer shaft might get you hitting it out of the middle.
So Tram would be correct.
On the other hand that could be cobblers and he’s tottaly wrong.
I would have a tenner on the latter.
Sorry Tram.
Jigger
Club Champion
It’s made me consider going shorter To be honest. I’d give it a go though. It’s like blades. always classed as a single hcp club but some 18hcp players find them better.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
If you go shorter you lose some distance, but accuracy may improve.
I found it was the same distance as my 3 wood so changed back.
Babyliss
New member
For what purpose is it used?
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Deleted member 23344
Guest
^^^^^^ This.
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
Must have been painful. ?
Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
I've tried longer & shorter. Neither worked. With the longer Shaft, not even 48", I couldn't find the middle of the club. I reckon about 1 in 10 went further than the standard length Shaft. The rest were shorter & /or well off line. I also experimented with a lightweight, heavier shaft, weighted to around D3. I didn't get the distance I was getting with the standard shaft & the dispersion was about the same. The one I use now is 45" which appears to be the longest I can control
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
No, wouldn’t be of any benefit to me, a shorter driver shafts has been proven to suit me better. Next time I get a driver I will be fitted and have a shorter shaft put in. I may have to ask specially for this but I know it will be worth it.
